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Phony Cop, 14, Fakes Out Police 'Co-Workers'

Fooled even partner on patrol

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 26, 2009 1:56 AM CST

(Newser) – A 14-year-old boy posing as a Chicago traffic cop rode in a patrol car with a partner and completed five hours of a shift before anyone realized something was wrong. The teen turned up at a South Side police precinct in full uniform and fooled... Read full story »

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